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Chapter 14 – Aftermath

Bella's POV

As we got to my room and the door shut behind us I turned to look at Edward and see if I could get a read about what he was thinking. From the look on his face I could tell he was still trying to come to terms with the events from today. Cannot say I blamed him for staying by the door looking at me like he was trying to solve the cure for cancer.

Turning to my dresser, I pulled out my shorts and tank top for sleeping and went to my bathroom to change. Thinking about all the questions and reactions today and will come tomorrow was weighing heavy on my mind, while I washed my face and brushed my teeth.

Deciding that I had to face Edward's questions tonight and I couldn't avoid him forever I stepped out of the bathroom to find him looking over the pictures I have on my dresser. Most of the photos were of the close friends in each unit and a few were of the pack and me at La Push of the years. The one photo he was looking at intently was the one with me as a blond. Without turning around he said " I think I like your brown hair better than the blond."

Laughing at this comment I walked over and agreed, "that was one of the many experiments that the pack and I tried when we were discovering what I could and couldn't do. Emily, Sam's wife had suggested it at dinner one night when we were talking about the tests we tried that day."

Edward turned his head and gave me a questioning look so I explained more. "After the first attack by Victoria I started staying on La Push to work with the pack and make it easier for them to protect me. One day Quil started talking about how I was some sort of superhero and that if can heal so fast maybe I could do other awesome things like fly or x-ray vision. After that all the guys got into the idea and we started to test some of the theories out." Smiling I look over at him and said "By the way, no I can't fly if you are wondering"

That got a smile from him and I turned towards my bed to sit and continue when Edward spoke up, "Bella we can talk about this tomorrow if you are tired." Laughing I countered with, " I really don't need to sleep with my freak abilities which was also test with the Pack for a two week "no sleep" stretch. But I do like to rest and feel human in some ways when I can"

Edward sat on the end of the bed looking at me with new eyes. "You are still so beautiful and to know that I can sit here no worrying about my blood lust is not something my brain can't comprehend right now Bella."

Understanding what he was saying "I thought I had final made myself crazy when this started and that it was all a hallucination like the visions of you had been after you left, so yeah I get it." He looked at me with concern and I just added "Another time I will explain. Right now I want to give you some time with this new me and see if we can still be together or if we can never truly be together because I can never be like you."

Edward immediately spoke, "Bella we will make this work one way or another and what you said earlier about having the advantages of a Vampire without the negatives is something that I know we can work with to be happy in the end."

Placing my hand on the other side of the bed, I silently asked if he would join me while I slept, like the old days. He smiled back and in a split second had me in his armed with me under the blankets and him on top of them.

Getting comfortable I asked, "So, how are the others taking the news downstairs?"

"At first it was a lot of jumbled thoughts at once, Jasper was the first one to start analyzing what you have told us so far and piece things together. Alice keeps thinking that the "new you" is the reason she can't see your future and Jasper can't feel your emotions and in between she is thinking of all the shopping she wants to do with you too." I wasn't surprised because Alice can find any reason to shop.

"Emmett is fascinated and trying to figure out how squishy you are for future fun including some very dangerous stunts with you. Rose is surprisingly thinking about how much she wishes she could be you right now, mainly due to the fact that you can still be human with life unending without every suffering like we do."

At this I sit up in shock and look at him, "Rose can not be jealous of me, that's impossible, she is so beautiful and I am just a freak" Edward smiles, "You are not a freak and she has been jealous of you since the first time you came to our house in Forks. You never did see yourself clearly"

Laying back down to think about Rose, Edward continues with the other thoughts of his family, "Esme is wondering if human food tastes the same and if you want breakfast in the morning. But I think Carlisle is the most stunned out of all of us. In all the time he has been on this earth and the knowledge he has as a doctor and the supernatural world, he has never heard of anything close to what he witnessed tonight."

Under my breather I say "Freak" but Edward hears and pulls my face up to look in my eyes as he says "Bella, every since I first laid eyes on you in the cafeteria you have been the most unique and special human I have ever met. What makes you who you are and what you have become is a gift not a curse. What I am is cursed, you are god sent".

From below we heard Carlisle say in a loud excited voice, "That's it! Greek Gods and deities" I raise an eyebrow at the statement and Edward shrugs, "I can't understand his thoughts right now"

Rising from the bed, "Oh well, not like I need sleep anyways" and start heading for my door but am stopped by Edward from behind, "Bella this can wait until the morning, let lay back down."

Turning to look at him, "What are you hiding from me" He looks away then says nothing.

Using all my strength I pull away from his grasp and he looks at me in shock. "I am a little stronger than you remember Edward and I know you are hiding something from me even after it was agreed not to do this bullshit anymore."

I turn and head for the door to find out what is really happening and why Edward won't tell me. When I get down stair the whispered conversations stop and all eyes are on me. "What is this about Greek Gods and Deities?" No one answers just looks at me with wonder.